Eduardo de Jaen

Eduardo de Jaen (14 June 1726-5 August 1762) was a Captain of the Spanish Army during the Seven Years War.

Biography
Jaen was born in the Spanish Philippines, and was raised speaking both Spanish and Tagalog. After the start of the War of the Austrian Succession he was made a militia captain and commanded the militia troops in the city of Manila, and when the Seven Years War began, he was made the commander of the garrison on Guam.

In the year 1762, the British invaded Guam, and Jaen was in no position to fight. He was determined to defend Fort Juan Pablo, and lost 56 men before he decided to surrender the remainined 744 troops over to the British. Jaen entered British captivity, but he did not live for long after the fall. A mosquito administered a fatal disease via sting to his neck, and he died of malaria.